which flash do you recomend: Sigma EF-500 DG Super E-TTL II or the Canon Speedlite 430EX

I would like opions and your recomendations as to which I should buy.
I would like to use the flash as a slave as well as the main flash
unit, will both units allow me to do this? what are the pros and cons
of each unit?

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"-dad" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I would like opions and your recomendations as to which I should buy.
> I would like to use the flash as a slave as well as the main flash
> unit, will both units allow me to do this? what are the pros and cons
> of each unit?

The Sigma can be used as a master or slave, whereas the Canon can only be
used as a slave. The Canon has better build quality, but that shouldn't be
too much of a problem for most users. I've had the non-DG Sigma for a
couple years now, I've had no problems with it. The Sigma will activate
another Canon off-camera, and can be triggered itself by a ST-E2 or another
E-TTL master flash. The Sigma is slightly more powerful.

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Thank you for your reply. I am really leaning to the sigma but wanted
someone elses input about it first.

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:42:40 -0500, "Mark B."
<> wrote:
>
>"-dad" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>>I would like opions and your recomendations as to which I should buy.
>> I would like to use the flash as a slave as well as the main flash
>> unit, will both units allow me to do this? what are the pros and cons
>> of each unit?
>
>The Sigma can be used as a master or slave, whereas the Canon can only be
>used as a slave. The Canon has better build quality, but that shouldn't be
>too much of a problem for most users. I've had the non-DG Sigma for a
>couple years now, I've had no problems with it. The Sigma will activate
>another Canon off-camera, and can be triggered itself by a ST-E2 or another
>E-TTL master flash. The Sigma is slightly more powerful.
>
>Mark
>

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